HOME AND FOREIGN CABLES

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8090, 7 January 1903, Page 1

HOME AND FOREIGN CABLES

[Br Electric Tki.boraph.—Copybiout.j Per Pkkss Association. Received January 6, at 10.27 p.m. ■Capetown, January 5. Prior to his departure from Ladysmith the Mayor presented 'Mrs Chamberlain .with a souvenir of the siege, in the shape of a burst shell, handsomely mounted. London, January S.

Messrs Moritz, Bergl, and Co., and Nelson and Sons will supply meat in connection with the Federal Supply Cold Storage Company of South Africa. . Marconi asserts that he will shortly be able to wirelessly despatch 200 words a minute,, and intends to establish a connection between Italy and the Argentine. Received January 6, at 11.50 p.m. '"-.■." Berlin, January 6.

The German naval estimates provide for the erection of an Admiralty building at Berlin costing sis million' marks, one hundred additional officers for the navy, 24 engineers, and 2053 men. Vandals at Berlin damaged the granite statues on the Kaiser Wilhelm Bridge, the Prometheus group in the Royal Mews, and the iGreat Elector's statue. A reward is offered. Several arrests have been made.

Madrid, January 5. Six repatriated Anarchists have been arrested for plotting an attempt" on the VicePresident of the Argentine, who is visiting Barcelona. ■Vienna, January Dr Koerber's proposals for the treatment of the languages question on an equality have been well received.. ..- London, January 6. The Viceroys of Kansu and Shensi declare that their provinces are quite imperial.. '..>'..-...!.

The iFood.Supplies Association, -with a capital of half a million, is being formed with the object of establishing depots in Canada' -and Australia, and cold storage along the Midland Railway, 'England. The Association.'proposes to naW thirty pro"vincial -depots;-- A central board will be created in London with advisory : commit.tees in various towns. .

Received January 7, at 0.11 a.m. .' ~"* Ottawa, January 6,

,'One. hundred thousand .immigrants arrived in the Canadian North-west provinces last year. •■■' Washington, January 6. The Supreme Court at Washington upheld the action of the Balfimore .Customs authorities!-in. levying a countervailing 3iity on'{Russian-sugar on the ground that the money paid ify Russia on exports of sugar constituted a bounty. Senator Lodge has introduced a Bill in the Senate proposing the suspension of the coal duties: for ninety days. London, January 6.

It is officially announced that Admiral Bedford has been appointed Governor of Westralia. -

Muley Mahommed has been made Khalif, with supreme command of the army. The Sultan. has considerably reinforced his army. The tribes are gradually submitting.

•New. York, January 6. The captures at- Puerto "Cabello include fifteen large sailing vessels. Fifteen hundred revolutionists marching on 'Caracas have been defeated. Received January 7, at 0.47 a.m. London, January 6. The marriage of Mr Brodrick, Secretary for War, and Miss Eveline Stanley, daughter' of Lady Jeune, by her first husband, the late .Hon. Constantine Stanley, at St. 'George's) Hanover Square, yesterday, was one of the, most brilliant for years past. . The Premier acted as best 'man, and Sir \F: !S. Jeune led his stepdaughter to the altar. The Duke of Cambridge, Lord Roberts, member's of the Cabinet, Lord Rosebery, and many members of both sides in Parliament were present. The presents numbered 650, including , one from the King and one, from. Lord Salisbury. Lord Castletown approves of the proposal of the Dublin newspaper Irish Daily independent for a non-political conference to, ,;;promote Ireland's "material development. -

Berlin, January 6. The Austrian. jConsul at Geneva has handed.the Princess Louise of Saxony a petition for a judicial separation. The Bearing is fixed to take place at Dresden on the J2Bth. Princess Louise demands an absolute divorce.

Constantinople, January 6. Two hundred redifs of the Turkish militia at Uskub deserted, retaining their arms and ammunition.

Madrid, January 6. Obituary—Senor Sagasta, ex-Premier of Spain. Received January 7, at 1.12 a.m. Capetown, January 6. "Mj* Chamberlain proposes to hear confidentially representative men of both races. He received at Pretoria addresses of welcome from the municipality, chamber of commerce, and the Hebrew and Indian committees.

London, January 6. Marconi has arranged to supply and print wireless news daily on Transatlantic liners -as an experiment. ' The Germa* cruiser Sperber has started from Kiel for Venezuela. Berlin favors dilatory negotiations with Venezuela, but Washington desires to arrive at an agreement as regards aribtration with a view of: ending the blockade. The views of the two Cabinets diverge more widely daily. The Americans, commenting on the attacks on the Monroe Doctrine, declare that some of the German, animosity for England has been transferred to America.